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About the Visual Effects Society

From its ambitious inception in late 1996 with a few hundred members in Los Angeles to a flourishing global honorary society with more than 4,000 members in 45 countries, the Visual Effects Society is proud to celebrate its milestone 25th Anniversary and the exemplary VFX community whose contributions have made the Society what it is today. As the entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners, the VES has built a rich legacy by advancing the arts, science and application of visual effects, improving the welfare of its members, celebrating VFX excellence and serving as a resource to the ever-changing global marketplace.

VES has Sections in Australia, the San Francisco Bay Area, France, Georgia (USA), Germany, India, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington State.

The VES Awards Show is the most prestigious event on the busy VES calendar, as it pays special tribute to the legends and leaders of our field. Now in its twentieth incarnation, the annual Awards Show offers a platform for peers to recognize and acknowledge the outstanding visual effects work of the previous year. Dedicated volunteers from the VES Awards Committee oversee the awards process, from constantly fine-tuning the rules and procedures to vetting hundreds of awards submissions and conducting online Nomination events across the globe.

Visual Effects Society Chair and Executive Director Welcome to the 20th Annual VES Awards! We’re thrilled that you’re joining us as we showcase and honor outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation from around the world - and the talented practitioners who bring this work to life!

In the past 25 years, the Society has grown in ways beyond our expectations. In addition to our thriving global community, we have all experienced a multi-year global pandemic and yet we still have been able to keep pushing the boundaries of filmed entertainment.

So tonight, we shine a light on the incredible artists, producers and creators who have graced our screens with amazing stories that were once unimaginable. And thanks to technology and an enduring commitment to this profound tradition, we’re coming together safely and virtually. Creativity always finds a way.

On behalf of the VES Board of Directors and our members and colleagues worldwide, thank you for your enthusiastic support.

We hope you have a wonderful time marveling at the best in visual effects! On with the show…

All the best, Lisa Cooke Eric Roth Chair, VES Executive Director

Host Drew Carey Comedian/actor/producer Drew Carey is the host of the 20th Annual Sam VES Awards. Drew Carey isJones. a standup comic turned actor and producer who had the distinction of having two hit shows simultaneously: the long-running comedy The Drew Carey Show, which ran from 19952004, and the improv/sketch show Whose Line Is It Anyway? on which he was host and a producer. The success of that show led to the creation of Drew Carey’s Improv All-Stars, an improv troupe that performed in showrooms across the country. In July 2007, Carey was named the host of The Price Is Right, succeeding longtime host Bob Barker.

While in the Marine Reserves, his military buzz cut and black wide-rim glasses became part of his trademark look. He began his successful career as a comedian in 1986 at the Cleveland Comedy Club. One of his first big breaks was competing on Star Search ‘88.

In 1991, Carey landed a spot on HBO’s 14th Annual Young Comedians Special and appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carey landed his own television development deal at Disney, which led to an opportunity for Carey to co-star in the series The Good Life. Carey also had the opportunity to work with Bruce Helford, who was a consulting writer on the series and hired Carey as a staff writer for The Gaby Hoffman Show. Their experience led the two of them to co-create a series for Carey. Carey went on to star in his own comedy special for Showtime, Drew Carey: Human Cartoon and performed in Showtime’s Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal Comedy Festival.

Carey has also been a longtime host on SiriusXM channel, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, where for 10 years he hosted Drew Carey’s Friday Night Dance Party. In 2018, Carey turned this into a weekly show, The Friday Night Freak Out.

Award for Creative Excellence Guillermo del Toro Acclaimed director-producer-screenwriter Guillermo del Toro is the recipient of the VES Award for Creative Excellence, bestowed by the Board of Directors. The VES honors del Toro for his consummate artistry and expansive storytelling that blends iconic visual effects and unforgettable narrative. Harnessing his intuitive vision, del Toro has created a distinctive cinematic style mixing the world of monster movies, comic books and exuberant visuals straight from his imagination.

Acclaimed Mexican director-producer-screenwriter Guillermo del Toro received the Academy Award® for Best Director and Best Picture for the fantastical romance The Shape of Water, and the film also won for Best Production Design and Best Original Score. Additional accolades for del Toro and the film included: the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival in 2017; Best Director awards from the DGA, BAFTA and Los Angeles Film Critics Association; Outstanding Producer Award from the PGA; and a Best Original Screenplay nomination from the Academy.

Del Toro reunited with his The Shape of Water studio Searchlight Pictures for his directorial follow-up Nightmare Alley, which has received wide acclaim with four Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture; three BAFTA nominations; a WGA nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay; and an ASC nomination for Best Feature Film; among others. Del Toro’s upcoming projects include his stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio, and the Netflix anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.

In his filmmaking career, del Toro has alternated between Spanishlanguage gothic fantasy films such as The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, and American studio movies including Blade II, Hellboy and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak. Pan’s Labyrinth became one of the top-grossing foreign releases in the United States and was also a critical smash, receiving six Oscar® nominations, and winning for art direction, cinematography and makeup.

Lifetime Achievement Award Lynwen Brennan Lucasfilm EVP/General Manager Lynwen Brennan is the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed by the Board of Directors. The VES honors Brennan for her dedication to the industry and advancement of unforgettable storytelling through visual effects. She is a driving force for creativity, collaboration and synergy, and cutting-edge endeavors at the forefront of our craft. Brennan has been instrumental in the studio’s creation of groundbreaking entertainment, pioneering visual effects, sound design and computer animation for TV and film.

As General Manager and Executive Vice President of Lucasfilm – home to the legendary Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises - Brennan oversees all businesses, including Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound. She is responsible for the development and execution of Lucasfilm’s business strategy, and works across each division to implement the company vision. Brennan was integral in the creation of ILMxLAB, which combines the talents of Lucasfilm, ILM and Skywalker Sound to break new ground in creating interactive storytelling and immersive entertainment experiences.

Brennan’s career with Lucasfilm started in 1999 with her role as Technical Area Leader at Industrial Light & Magic. She rose through the ranks to become President of ILM in 2009, and guided the studio through one of its most successful periods. Under her leadership, ILM added three new studios to its global footprint, and expanded their studios in San Francisco and Singapore. In 2015, she was promoted to General Manager and EVP of Lucasfilm.

Brennan was awarded Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, for her contributions in support of the UK’s visual effects industry. This was followed with a Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television from the British Academy of Film and Television Art in Wales, BAFTA Cymru.

The Program Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Commercial Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project TRIBUTE to Lynwen Brennan - Lifetime Achievement Award Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature TRIBUTE to Guillermo del Toro - VES Award For Creative Excellence Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Nominees Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project HÔTEL DE LA MARINE Franck Lambertz Hugues Allart Olivier Jarry Pierre Jury

JURASSIC WORLD ADVENTURE Eugénie von Tunzelmann Maximilian McNair MacEwan Stephen Goalby Brad Silby

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project GODZILLA VS. KONG; Ocean Battle Shawn Hull Robert Wiese Steven Tom Eric Petey SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS Sebastian Trujillo Louis-Daniel Poulin Nathan Abbot Shannon Justison

LOKI; Lamentis; Race to the Ark Jesse Lewis-Evans Luke Avery Autumn Durald Arkapaw Scott Inkster RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Rob Dressel Adolph Lusinsky Paul Felix

ENCANTO; We Don’t Talk About Bruno Nathan Detroit Warner Dorian Bustamante Tyler Kupferer Michael Woodside

Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER; New World Order Nathan Abbot Beck Veitch Markus Reithoffer James Aldous LOKI; Lamentis; Shuroo City Destruction Paul Chapman Tom Truscott Biagio Figliuzzi Attila Szalma

WANDAVISION; The Hex Charles Labbé Xavier Fourmond Reuben Barkataki Vanessa Delarosbil WANDAVISION; Goodbye, Vision David Zaretti Bimpe Alliu Michael Duong Mark Pascoe

Nominees Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Commercial TOYOTA - Never Stop Michael Ralla Alejandro Villabon Alexander Osvaldsson Paul Krist

ZILLOW; The Journey Ben Kwok Yebin Ahn Robert Bruce Tuna Unalan

VERIZON; The Reset David Piombino Rajesh Kaushik Manideep Sanisetty Tim Crean

TOYOTA - Upstream JD Yepes Paul Krist Carlos Adarraga Gomez Minsang Lee

Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature BLACK WIDOW; Red Room Crashing Back To Earth Michael Melchiorre Simon Twine Daniel Harkness Tim Crowson SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS; Macau City Jeremie Maheu Mathieu Dupuis Karthic Ramesh Jiri Kilevnik DUNE; Hologram & Hunter Seeker Patrick Heinen Jacob Maymudes Tj Burke James Jooyoung Lee

DUNE; Attack On Arrakeen Gregory Haas Francesco Dell’Anna Abhishek Chaturvedi Cleve Zhu SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME; Libery Island Battle & Christmas Swing Finale Zac Campbell Frida Nerdal Louis Corr Kelvin Yee

Nominees Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode SEE; Rock-A-Bye Chris Wright Parker Chehak Javier Roca Tristan Zerafa Tony Kenny SQUID GAME; VIPS Jaihoon Jung Hyejin Kim Hyungrok Kim Sungman Jun THE HANDMAID’S TALE; Chicago Brendan Taylor Stephen Lebed Kayla Cabral Brannek Gaudet

THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY; A Bunch of Smart Orphans Philippe Thibault Marie-Pierre Boucher Alexis Bélanger Gabriel Beauvais SWEET TOOTH; Sorry About All The Dead People Rob Price Danica Tsang Matt Bramante Jayme Vandusen 9-1-1 LONE STAR; Hold The Line Brigitte Bourque Tyler Deck Jason Gottlieb Josephine Noh Elia Popov

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature THE LAST DUEL Gary Brozenich Helen Judd Jessica Norman Yann Blondel Stefano Pepin THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Alex Lemke Michael Huber Michael Ralla Benedikt Laubenthal NIGHTMARE ALLEY Dennis Berardi Ryan MacDuff Mark Hammond David Roby Geoff Hill

CANDYMAN Andrew Zink James McQuaide Josh Simmonds Drew Dir Ryan Evans LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Tom Proctor Gavin Gregory Julian Gnass Fabricio Baessa

Nominees Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project RELATIVITY Hugo Astesano Loïc Ciaux Guillaume Hulot Loïc Remy GREEN Camille Poiriez Arielle Cohen Eloïse Thibaut Louis Florean

LE SOUFFLEUR DE RÊVES Léa Desrozier Paul Denis Grégoire Hoarau Lisa Rippert NEOSHIN EPISODE 01: COLD BLOOD Sebastian Selg Ramon Schauer Jiayan Chen Bea Hoeller

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project HAWKEYE; Echoes; Manhattan Bridge Nicholas Hodgson David Abbott Nick Cattell Jong Jin Choi SHEBA; Hope Reef Henrique Campanha Baptiste Roy Luca Veronese Timothee Maron

HAWKEYE; Season 1, Episode 6; Rockefeller Center John O’Connell Tiffany Yung Orion Terry Ho Kyung Ahn FOUNDATION; Trantor Cityscape Samuel Simanjuntak Melaina Mace Benjamin Ruiz Alessandro Vastalegna

Nominees Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature SING 2; Crystal Theater Ludovic Ramière Théo Rivoalen Henri Deruer Frédéric Mainil VIVO; Mambo Cabana Bertrand Bry-Marfaing Josef Dylan Swift Geeta Basantani Jeremy Kim LUCA; Portorosso Piazza Airton Dittz, Jr. Jack Hattori Michael Rutter Joshua West

ENCANTO; Antonio’s Room Camille Andre Andrew Finley Chris Patrick O’Connell Amol Sathe RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON; Talon Mingjue Helen Chen Chaiwon Kim Virgilio John Aquino Diana Jiang LeVangie

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature JUNGLE CRUISE; Waterfall Canyon Mark McNicholl Frédéric Valleur Hamish Beachman Mark Wainwright DUNE; Arrakeen City Rhys Salcombe Seungjin Woo Jeremie Touzery Marc Austin

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME; The Mirror Dimension Eric Le Dieu de Ville Thomas Dotheij Ryan Olliffe Claire Le Teuff THE SUICIDE SQUAD; Valle Del Marre Nick Cattell Jason Desjarlais Matt Fitzgerald Jerome Moo

Nominees Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project RETURNAL; Playstation 5 Harry Krueger Tony Salkovuo Risto Jankkila Sharman Jagadeesan FORZA HORIZON 5 Don Arceta Valentyn Minytskyi Conar Cross George Ilenei RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Grant Hollis Yancy Young Steven Russell Sean Applegate

BATTLEFIELD 2042 Anders Egleus Jeremy Chubb Gray Horsfield Sean Ellis CALL OF DUTY; Vanguard Yi-chao Sandy Lin-Chiang Joseph Knox Gareth Richards Shane Daley

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project BLACK WIDOW; The Red Room Tristan John Connors Bo Kwon James Stuart Ryan Duhaime THE SUICIDE SQUAD; Jotunheim Simon Dean Morley Cedric Enriquez Canlas Layne Howe Alberto R. S. Hernandez

ENCANTO; Casita Madrigal Jonathan Lin Chris Patrick O’Connell Christoffer Pedersen Alberto Abril DUNE; Royal Ornithopter Marc Austin Anna Yamazoe Michael Chang Rachael Dunk

Nominees Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project Outstanding Special (Practical) EFX in a Photoreal Project ETERNALS Neil Corbould Keith Dawson Ray Ferguson Chris Motjuoadi JUNGLE CRUISE JD Schwalm Nick Rand Robert Spurlock Nick Byrd

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS JD Schwalm Brendon O’Dell Michael Kay Pau Costa Moeller THE TOMORROW WAR JD Schwalm Wayne Rowe Jim Schwalm Haukur Karlsson

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project LOKI; Journey Into Mystery; Alioth Cloud George Kuruvilla Menno Dijkstra Matthew Hanger Jiyong Shin WANDAVISION; Vision’s Destruction Sylvain Nouveau Hakim Harrouche Omar Meradi Laurent Mesté

FOUNDATION; Collapse Of The Galactic Empire Giovanni Casadei Mikel Zuloaga Steven Moor Louis Manjarres THE NEVERS David Stopford Michele Stocco Mike Hsu Justin Mitchell

Nominees Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Le Joyce Tong Henrik Fält Rattanin Sirinaruemarn Jacob Rice SING 2 Richard Adenot Guillaume Gay Frédéric Valz-Gris Antoine Brémont

ENCANTO Francisco Rodriguez Christopher Hendryx Brent Burley David Hutchins LUCA Amit Baadkar Greg Gladstone Emron Grover Tim Speltz

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS; Water, Bubbles, & Magic Simone Riginelli Claude Schitter Teck Chee Koi Arthur Graff DUNE; Dunes of Arrakis Gero Grimm Ivan Larinin Hideki Okano Zuny Byeongjun An

THE SUICIDE SQUAD; Corto Maltese City Destruction David R. Davies Rogier Fransen Sandy Sutherland Brandon James Fleet GODZILLA VS. KONG; Ocean Water & Battle Destruction Jonathan Freisler Nahuel Alberto Letizia Eloi Andaluz Fullà Saysana Rintharamy

Nominees Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project Y: THE LAST MAN; Ampersand Mike Beaulieu Michael Dharney Peter Pi Aidana Sakhvaliyeva THE WITCHER; Nivellen The Cursed Man Marko Chulev Rasely Ma Mike Beaulieu Robin Witzsche

THE WITCHER; Leshy Eskel; Tree Branch Creature Hannes Faupel Stéphane Paccolat Ivan Cadena Ayala Laurent Fortin LISEY’S STORY; The Long Boy Mohsen Mousavi Salauddin “Sallu” Kazi Mattias Brunosson Pablovsky Ramos-Nieves

LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS; Snow In The Desert; Hirald Maxime Luere Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel Laura Guerreiro Florent Duport

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial ING; Do Your Thing; Roary The Lion Chris Welsby Clementine Supiot Kiril Mirkov Arnau Gilabert SMART ENERGY; Einstein Knows Best; Einstein Alex Hammond Harsh Borah Clare Williams Andreas Graichen AVANTI WEST COAST; Feel Good Travel; Terri Tom Raynor Chloe Dawe Suvi Jokiniemi Alex Doyle

FRANCE TÉLÉVISION; Sumo Geoffroy Barbet-Massin Vincent Venchiarutti Mathias Lachal FAR CRY 6; Chicharrón Elin Laven Gustav Ahren Anton Stattin Simon Decombel

Nominees Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature FLORA & ULYSSES; Ulysses Pierre-Loïc Hamon Sachin Tyagi Nandini Nambiar Loïc Mireault FINCH; Jeff Harinarayan Rajeev Matthias Schoenegger Simon Allen Paul Nelson

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE; Carnage Richard Spriggs Ricardo Silva Lucas Cuenca Federico Frassinelli JUNGLE CRUISE; Aguirre Alexander Lee Claus Pedersen Rasely Ma Gary Wu

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES; Katie Mitchell Lindsey Olivares Kurt Judson Soh-I Jeong Rohini Kumar ENCANTO; Mirabel Madrigal Kelly McClanahan Sergi Caballer Mary Twohig Jose Luis “Weecho” Velasquez

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON; Tuk Tuk Brian Menz Punn Wiantrakoon Erik Hansen Vicky YuTzu Lin LUCA; Luca Gwendelyn Enderoglu Laurie Nguyen Kim Tanja Krampfert Maria Lee

Nominees Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial ZILLOW; The Journey Ben Kwok Ashley Goodwin Olivier Varteressian Yebin Ahn Tom Bussell SHEBA; Hope Reef Grant Walker Sophie Harrison Hernan Llano Michael Baker

LEGO; Rebuild The World Fabian Frank Anandi Peiris Kiril Mirkov Platon Filimonov FAR CRY 6; Chicharrón Run Niklas Ström Kajsa Kurtén Nicklas Andersson Adrian Tsang

LEXUS; Parking Spot Alex Thomas Andrew McLintock JD Yepes Clement Renaudin

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES Alan Hawkins Carey A. Smith Mike Lasker Nicola Lavender RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Kyle Odermatt Osnat Shurer Kelsey Hurley Paul Felix LUCA Enrico Casarosa Andrea Warren David Ryu Jon Reisch

SING 2 Patrick Delage Nathalie Vancauwenberghe Christophe Lourdelet Boris Jacq ENCANTO Scott Kersavage Bradford Simonsen Thaddeus P. Miller Ian Gooding

Nominees Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode THE STAND; The Stand Jake Braver Phillip Hoffman Laurent Hugueniot Vincent Papaix LOST IN SPACE; Trust Jabbar Raisani Terron Pratt Juri Stanossek Niklas Jacobson Paul Benjamin

THE NEVERS; Ignition Johnny Han Jack Geist Justin Mitchell Emanuel Fuchs Michael Dawson FOUNDATION; The Emperor’s Peace Chris MacLean Addie Manis Mike Enriquez Chris Keller Paul Byrne

LOKI; Journey Into Mystery Dan DeLeeuw Allison Paul Sandra Balej David Seager

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS Dan Glass Nina Fallon Tom Debenham Huw J Evans JD Schwalm NO TIME TO DIE Charlie Noble Mara Bryan Joel Green Jonathan Fawkner Chris Corbould GODZILLA VS. KONG John ‘D.J.’ Des Jardin Tamara Watts Kent Bryan Hirota Kevin Andrew Smith Mike Meinardus

DUNE Paul Lambert Brice Parker Tristan Myles Brian Connor Gerd Nefzer SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS Christopher Townsend Damien Carr Joe Farrell Sean Walker Dan Oliver SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Kelly Port Julia Neighly Chris Waegner Scott Edelstein Dan Sudick

Thank You VES Awards Committee Chair Reid Paul

VES Awards Committee Co-Chair Den Serras

Committee Members Brent Armstrong Rob Blau Kathryn Brillhart Stephen Chiu Emma Clifton Perry Bob Coleman Chuck Finance Dave Gougé

David Johnson, VES Scott Kilburn Kim Lavery, VES George Macri Sarah McGee Jeffrey A. Okun, VES Olun Riley

Diego Rojas Daniel S. Rosen Martin Rushworth Lopsie Schwartz

Lisa Sepp-Wilson Richard Winn Taylor II, VES David W. Valentin

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The VES Awards Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members via 27 virtual nomination events conducted across the globe.

NORTH AMERICA (WEST COAST) Marina Antunes Jo Ann Belen Rob Blau Alan Boucek Kathryn Brillhart Shannon Carmona Bob Coleman Michael Conte Chris Cook Suzanne Dangler Chuck Finance Gavin Greenwalt Emily Hsu Roger Huynh Jeff Johnson Rachael Kent Scott Kilburn Neil Lim Sang Reid Paul Todd Perry Olun Riley Diego Rojas Andy Romine Corey Rosen Dan Rosen Den Serras Nikita Smekalkin Jim Sullivan Tom Sylla David Valentin Money Vang Sean Wicks Amy Young Timothy Zhao

NORTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) SOUTH AMERICA Roy C. Anthony Zach Bell Kim Davidson Mark Elendt Paris Hall Cristian Hinz Tara Jacobson David Johnson, VES Jenn Lee Marine Lelievre Jose Marin Ray McMillan Ari Reisner Mark Stephens Anthony Tan Philipp Wolf Rob Wright EUROPE Jan Adamczyk Robert Andrews Kay Delventhal Thomas Knop Franck Lambertz Quentin Martin Helen Moody Ben Radcliffe Markus Trautmann Agon Ushaku

ASIA Devrishi Chatterjee Natalie Jadhav Abhishek Krishnan Rutul Patel OCEANIA Kay Hoddy Joe Howes Linda Luong Shane Rabey Adi Talwar Dylen Velasquez

Visual Effects Society Board of Directors

Eric Roth Executive Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lisa Cooke Chair Emma Clifton Perry 1st VICE CHAIR

Rita Cahill SECRETARY

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Board Members Jan Adamczyk Neishaw Ali Nicolas Casanova Mike Chambers, VES Bob Coleman Dayne Cowan Michael Fink, VES Gavin Graham Dennis Hoffman

Thomas Knop Kim Lavery, VES Brooke Lyndon-Stanford Josselin Mahot Arnon Manor Andres Martinez Tim McGovern Karen Murphy Janet Muswell-Hamilton, VES

Maggie Oh Jim Rygiel Richard Winn Taylor II, VES David Valentin Bill Villarreal Joe Weidenbach Susan Zwerman, VES

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CONGRATULATIONS VES AWARDS NOMINEES AND WINNERS And to Honorees Guillermo Del Toro VES Creative Excellence Award Lynwen Brennan VES Lifetime Achievement Award We commend all who are pushing the industry forward with their outstanding VFX work!

From Special Visual Effects Peer Group Governors Eddie Bonin and Derek Spears Executive Committee Isabelle Alles, Michelle Block, Chris Del Conte, Darren Frankel, Johnny Han, Tim Jacobsen, Dan Mellitz, Janet Muswell, Shalena Oxley-Butler, Jay Worth To discover all the benefits of Television Academy membership, go to: members.televisionacademy.com

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ROBERT WIESE

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